Ornamental closure
OwnerMichael Vaughtinventor
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Abstract
An ornamental closure which opens to a scene and includes animated scenes moved into view from within the closure. Mechanisms and electrical circuitry provide the power to operate the closure and to provide music during operation. A plurality of such closures are programmed to operate sequentially and may include hangers to secure them to the branches of a Christmas tree.
Claims16
An ornamental closure comprising a container portion, a cover, means mounting said cover for movement from a closed position covering at least a portion of said container portion to an open position exposing said portion of said container portion, an upstanding three-dimensional scene stored in a first position within said container portion, means mounting said scene for movement from said first position to a second position, exposed for viewing, when said cover is in said open position, means for moving said cover to said open position to open said closure and expose said scene to view, means for moving said scene from said stored first position to said exposed second position and means for animating said scene, said animating means including means for pivoting said scene about a vertical axis.
An ornamental closure comprising a container portion, a cover, means mounting said cover for movement from a closed position covering at least a portion of said container portion to an open position exposing said portion of said container portion, a scene stored in a first position within said container portion, means mounting said scene for movement from said first position to a second position, exposed for viewing when said cover is in said open position, means for moving said cover to said open position to open said closure and expose said scene to view, means for moving said scene from said stored first position to said exposed second position, said scene comprising a platform disposed in said container portion in said first position remote from said cover when said cover is in the closed position and said means for moving said cover and said means for moving said scene are parts of a single power train, said closure further comprising means for animating said scene including means for rotating said platform when said platform is in said second exposed position.
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